Eye Opener March 24

Issue Issue 55 –– Wednesday, Wednesday, March March 24, 24, 2010 2010 •• An An Official Official Publication Publication of of the the Canadian Canadian Curling Curling Association.

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anada’s Jennifer Jones and her Winnipeg team tossed a 96-per-cent performance at the United States on Tuesday night at the Ford World women’s curling championship.

The Winnipeg lineup was led

by Jill Officer who was scored at 100 per cent on 20 second stones.

“I did?” reacted an astounded Officer upon being informed of the perfect night. “Yikes! It’s great that we can be sharp like that. Mind you, there were a lot of open ends so that helps.

“It’s important to get stronger as the week goes on and I’m glad we had a good team day today.”

The team, in fact, scored an aggregate 96 per cent with lead Dawn Askin at 98, third Cathy Overton-Clapham at 95 and skip Jones at 93, with one complete miss.

“I thought it was our best team game,” said Jones of the 6-4 decision. “I’m just happy, because Tuesday never has been our best day at these events. It’s great to be 7-and-0 but we could still be 7-and-4 so we have to keep chipping away.”

U.S. skip Erika Brown couldn’t have been blamed for feeling like she was hit by a truck.

Exhibiting a fighting spirit, the Yankee skipper stole a fifthend go-ahead point when Jones flashed a hit that would have netted Canada four points and a 7-3 lead. Instead, it was 4-3 for the U.S. but the Jones team refused to reduce the pressure thereafter.

Canada was back in front with a deuce in the sixth, then watched Brown keep it open and blank the seventh and eighth ends before Jones stole the ninth and ran her foe out of rocks in the final exchange.

“We hung in, made some good shots, got a miss in the first half and we were right in there,” said Brown.

“I played to blank the seventh,

Canadian second Jill Officer curled 100% Tuesday against the United States, while the team combined curled an impressive 96% in a 6-4 win over the United States to go 7-0. we couldn’t get anything going in the eighth and they put one in at the start of the ninth they didn’t mean to put in there.

But, sure, we wanted to blank it home and try for two in the 10th, why not? Then we got an untimely miss.

“We were doing what we wanted to do for a while. We just didn’t quite make it to that last hammer.”

The loss dropped the U.S. to 5-and-2 with Scotland’s idle Eve Muirhead sandwiched in between the North American teams in the standings at 6-and-1.

Brown fired a last-rock missile that unhinged a near-welded freeze applied by Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont with her final stone and recorded a winning deuce in a critical 6-5 afternoon decision.

The hot-and-cold Danes took a 3-1 lead with a third-end triplecount and led 3-2 in the fifth

with the possibility of a multiple in the works until Brown played a button freeze on her own stone and watched Dupont’s final brick over-curl to leave the issue square.

“We were in a lot of trouble but we managed to take a fiveender away from them,” said Brown. “My stone was hanging out there to for her to whack away at it but she jammed and we ended up stealing one which was great.”

Denmark still controlled the match through to the 10th but the Yanks succeeded in scattering two 12-foot hangers supporting a shot rock across the rings.

Dupont played two freezes, the second better than the first, but Brown managed to spring both enemy stones for the winning deuce.

“I wasn’t sure I could move her far enough on the last one, to be quit honest,” Brown said of a

lengthy pre-shot deliberation.

“I had to hit it real thin and I wasn’t sure it was there. The alternative was a draw for one and an extra end. It was close. I think I almost clipped out one of my own with the shooter which rolled out.

“It wasn’t our best game but it just shows we’re really resilient to hang in there.”

Jones required some key morning shots and a heaping helping of skipping guile to ward off Denmark.

The Copenhagen team, skipped by Angelina Jensen with Madeleine Dupont throwing fourth stones, twice battled from behind to tie the match after Canada jumped out to a 3-0 lead in three ends.

But Canada’s last go-ahead deuce in the ninth end proved decisive in an eventual 9-6 victory. Denmark failed to manufacture the necessary equal-

izers in the 10th end and when Dupont was off-target on an attempted raise-double.

The win partially avenged a pair of losses the Jones team from Winnipeg suffered at the hands of the same Danish team a year ago in Gangnueng, Korea.

Jones lost 7-5 in the round robin and 7-6 to Denmark in the bronze medal match.

“That game was very similar to the round-robin game in Korea,” recalled Jones. “We controlled it, then let them back in it and lost.

“It really was a heart-breaking loss because we lost a spot in the (Page) One-Two playoff as a result.

“It really did remind me of that but, this time, we made the shots in the last end that we missed before.”

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China getting back on track In other late matches, Sweden’s Cecilia Ostlund (4-3) stunned Anna Sidorova (43) of Russia 10-3, Norway’s Linn Githmark (2-5) clobbered rookie Latvia (1-6), skipped by Iveta Stasa-Sarsune of Jelgava, by an 11-2 score, and Switzerland (2-5), skipped by Corinne Bourquin, stole four points en route to a 7-4 conquest of Japan’s Moe Meguro (1-7).

Scotland advanced to 6-and-1 record with a 10-1 breeze against rookie Latvia in the afternoon. Russia dropped Germany’s Andrea Schoepp 7-4 when Schoepp’s last runback failed to curl with a tying deuce the target. And China’s Bingyu Wang (3-4) persevered in a long-chance campaign to reach the playoffs with four losses, stealing five points in an 11-6 decision over struggling Japan, skipped by Moe Meguro who had second Mari Motohashi throwing last stones.

Muirhead persisently remained on Canada’s tail in the morning with a 7-3 conquest of Norway’s Linn Githmark.

Scotland will play Canada in Thursday night’s final round-robin draw.

“Canada’s definitely the favourite here, playing on home ice with home support,” said Muirhead. “We just have to keep our heads high and keep playing the way we are — focusing on a game at a time.”

In other Tuesday morning matches, Schoepp remained in contention by hammering youthful Sweden 9-2 and China’s Wang squeaked past reeling Switzerland 6-5.

Defending champion Bingyu Wang and her Chinese squad posted two wins Tuesday to go to 3-4.

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Jennifer Jones says that they’re playing a little more defensively than ever before and suggests their Canadian coach Renee Sonnenberg may have something to do with it.

Sonnenberg admits she has tried to steer the Danish women’s curling team on a more level course and the results to date have been mixed Rodger Schmidt, who is currently the U.S. national team coach, was the coach of the Italians for years and still works with the Austrians, shakes his head when asked about preparations to play against the Danes, “I tell our girls I have no idea, because I really haven’t a clue what they (Denmark) are going to do,” says Schmidt, who resides in Switzerland, is a Saskatchewan native and reached the 1967 World men’s final skipping Germany.

“They not only play entire games differently, they play ends differently.”

The consensus on Angelina Jensen’s Danish delights from Copenhagen, with the Dupont sisters tossing the last four rocks, the skip throwing second and her sister Camilla leading off, is that they form a unit that comes at you right off the wall.

It’s a flaky, goofy, wacky bunch, unconventional to say the least, and, collectively, they can be high as a kite or lower that sub-basement low.

“They can come at you, or not come at you, or come at you at weird times,” says Sonnenberg, a two-time Scotties competitor.

“They have toned down their aggression a bit but they’re not afraid to go for it. It’s just that their timing is a little different.

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The Danish foursome has made a habit of winning big, but also losing big. out there. Against Canada (Tuesday mornFrom Page 4 ing), they were on a more event keel.”

Schmidt still wags his noggin in wonder.

“Denmark has the sign on some teams and not on others,” he says. “My Austrian girls have no trouble with them, they beat them all the time, and I can’t figure that out, either.”

Strange, indeed, considered Denmark women are ranked No. 5 in the world and “I’m teaching a little more defence with this team. When I first joined them, Austria is ranked No. 18.

Says veteran Germany skip Andrea they played a lot of do-or-die shots.

Schoepp: Like, put it anywhere in the ballpark “When I learned curling, my first coach and hope for a mistake. Often, the result Otto Danieli used to talk about garbage could have been a flip of the coin. curling. He taught us all the offensive “Now they’re controlling more games. moves, front guard, corner guard and he’d They have challenged me on it. They’ve tell us about garbage curling which was, said to me, ‘The Canadian way is not always the best way’. And I agree with that, like, all-offence. Go behind everything or anything, taking risks. sometimes, depending on the opposition.

“Sometimes Denmark plays that way, “Unpredictability is sometimes a good thing. But in terms of execution and game more than offensive. Sometimes they play controlled offence, but sometimes it’s the plan at this level you have to take some high way losing or the high way winning. of that inconsistency and unpredictability And sometimes it is good for them and out. sometimes it isn’t.”

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Sonnenberg’s future uncertain

Renee Sonnenberg’s future with the Jensen foursome post-Swift Current is uncertain regardless of the team’s performance, she says.

“We have no plans. This trip to Swift Current was a little bonus, it wasn’t even in the original plans.”

Sonnenberg first coached Madeleine Dupont and her Danish team to a bronze at the 2007 World Juniors in Eveleth, Minn., having met them at the Ford Women’s Worlds in Grande Prairie in 2006.

She was then asked to coach the Danes at the Vancouver Olympics – the availability of the team’s regular coach was at issue.

Despite the fact next year’s Worlds will be held in the Danish west-coast seaport of

Esbjerg (pop. 115,000), uncertainty is the buzz word around the camp.

Tuesday, after dropping a tough 6-5 decision to Erika Brown’s Americans, she described the foursome as “emotionally crushed.”

Sonnenberg, who has twice represented Alberta at The Scotties, is still a competitive curler. She says her career took a “back seat” to the coaching opportunity this year, but next season is certainly up in the air.

“As far as I know, we’re done on Sunday and we haven’t talked about anything else because were focusing on performing well here.”

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ay Turnbull on the camera and Chevy recalls the day he says: ‘Well, Ray, this first strapped on looks like it will be the a microphone. key game of the day, but, “I was asked to do a you know what? I don’t game-a-day in 1983 at understand half of these the Worlds in Regina,” he (bleeping) shots.’ And I recalls when asked how it froze, because he’d sworn all started. like that. Then everybody “It was on the public burst out laughing. Of cable channel. I was course, they were putting working with John Badme on. ham.

“That year I also worked “The next year, Gordon with Doug Maxwell and LARRY WOOD Craig started TSN. They Badham, again, and I Eye Opener Editor liked what I’d done in don’t recall the other Regina so I sent in a tape, guys. We did about five had an audition and they hired me. Actuevents.” ally, I’d been working outside the Canadian Now, some 25 years and roughly 3,000 Curling Association’ scope with my teachcurling shows later, Turnbull’s on-air quips ing, mainly curlers overseas, and I was told are numbered. the CCA wasn’t happy with it but Craig He will retire from the broadcast booth told the CCA it wasn’t an issue with him. following the Men’s World Championship “So that was an interesting start to it.” in Cortina, Italy.

Turnbull’s first TSN event was the 1985 “I’m tired of all the travelling,” he Mixed Nationals at Toronto Bayview, won explains. “I love doing it but I’ve had it.

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I have grandchildren in New Zealand and “That year, I think I worked with five difgrandchildren in Germany and I have ferent hosts,” Turnbull recollects. friends in the south and I have money. So I “Don Chevrier was with me at the Mixed. want to go and spend it before I pass away.”

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Linda Moore, Ray Turnbull and Vic Rauter – the TSN crew.

Not to mention, politically incorrect.

“It’s been a great gig for me but it’s time,” he says. “Time for a new voice. I‘ve aged a little bit, even though I’m very close to the game, I’ve never left it and I think I know it as well as anybody. But I’m still 70 years old.”

He has a sizeable insurance brokerage (two offices) in Winnipeg and is in the process of buying out his partner. His daughter eventually will buy him out.

“It’s a wonderful business,” he says. “I want to spend a little more time watching it but I’m in a position now where I can go and do whatever I want. I still have my health, even though I had two stents put into my arteries in August. I still have my health and I want to do some different things. I’ve got a lot of them to do, pal.”

He recalls certain proud moments.

“When I go through airports and other places and people say, ‘Oh, I know you, you’re the curling guy’. And I ask, ‘Oh, you’re a curler’? And they say, ‘No, I’ve never curled’.

And I think the fact that Vic and Linda and I have been able to spur the interest of so many non-curlers and generate an wider interest in the game — that is something I’m most proud of.”

Turnbull is recalling his first encounter with TSN host Vic Rauter, who’s now a close friend.

“I think it was 1986,” says Turnbull. “I didn’t know who he was. He said, ‘Well, you and I have bet before’. And I said, ‘No, no, I’ve never seen you before’. He said, ‘Oh yeah you have’.

I was the head umpire at the Worlds (Silver Broom) in London, Ont., 1981, and this camera guy was running around out there on the ice during the national anthem. So, I trotted down there and told him to get off the ice before I threw him off. He said that was the first time we met. The guy on the ice was Rauter.”

Linda Moore, the 1985 Canadian champion and 1988 demo gold medallist at the Calgary Olympics, joined the crew shortly thereafter.

“I’ll never forget the first year Linda joined us,” says Turnbull. “I think it was 1989.

We were doing a broadcast and Vic got off on a tangent about the old days when guys brought their own rocks to the rink. And transported them for rink to rink to rink. And Linda turned to me and says, ‘Oh, you’ll remember that, Ray’. And I replied, “I hope your thighs grow”.

She laughed, everybody laughed.

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Time out for Ford World Women’s trivia

Always plan a safe ride home.

The 2010 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship promises to be one of the best parties to ever hit Swift Current. But before you jump into the fun at the various events, make plans for a safe ride home.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY A total of 19 countries have qualified for play in the world women’s curling championship. Name the seven countries that have previously competed but did not qualify this year.

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12. Who won the playoffs?

QofD: Austria, England, Finland, France, Korea, Netherlands, Italy.

1. Janet (Omand) Hurlimann.

2. She skipped the Swiss at the Worlds in 1991, 1992 and 1993 and skipped the Ontario junior champion from Sarnia in 1987.

3. Skipped the Swiss to (1991) 4-5, (1992) 6-4 and (1993) 3-6 records at the Worlds. Ontario’s 1987 Canadian junior record was 7-4.

4. Maymar Gemmell.

5. She skipped the U.S. champion team out of Houston, Tex., to a 1-9 record in 1991 6. Ontario, British Columbia, Northern Ontario 7. Second for Ontario in 1990, lead for Ontario in 1993 and 1994, skip for British Columbia in 1999, skip for Northern Ontario in 2002 and 2004.

8. Won the Canadian senior title with Jill Greenwood in 1990 and 1993.

9. Birgitta Torn, Nancy Kerr.

10. 2008 in Vernon.

11. Jennifer Jones, Mirjam Ott and Bingyu Wang at 9-and-2.

12. Jones won the playoffs.

1. Name a three-time Swiss champion skip in the world women’s curling championship who previously skipped a Ontario junior women’s champ at the Canadian championship.

2. When did she skip Switzerland in the Worlds and when did she skipped the Ontario junior team from which city?

3. What were her team’s records at the Worlds and her team’s record at the Canadian Junior?

4. Name a former U.S. women’s champion who played for three provinces in the Canadian senior women’s championship.

5. When did she skip the U.S. champ, from which precinct, to what record and where?

6. Name the provinces for which she played in the Canadian Seniors?

7. How about positions and years?

8. Any winners in there?

9. Two curlers who were world women’s championship finalists later won world senior women’s titles.

Name them. (Hint: One was a skip at the Worlds, one a skip at the World Seniors, and one was a world champ as well as a world senior champ).

10. Name the year of the last world women’s championship in which more than one team finished atop the round-robin standings and where was it held?

11. Name the skips of the teams

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Skip: Moe Meguro

Home: Aomori City Began curling at age: 9 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Office worker Employer: Michinoku Banok Age: 25 Place of birth: Minami Furano Marital status: Single Favourite food: Natto Favourite drink: Orange juice Celebrity dream man: Hiroto Komoto All-time favourite movie: Life is Beautiful Last movie she loved: Nakumonka Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Ring Ten ends or eight? eight ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends.

Competed in: 07, 08, Worlds, 00, 01 World Juniors, 06, 10 Olympics.

Third: Anna Ohmiya Home: Aomori Began curling at age: 9 Delivery: Right Occupation: Public servant Employer: Aomori City Age: 20 Place of birth: Kitami Marital status: Single Favourite food: Meat Favourite drink: Coffee

Japanese club likes tea, udon, natto, and eight-end curling

Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Ring Ten ends or eight? Eight Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends? No extra ends Competed in: 08 Worlds, 02 World Juniors, 10 Olympics.

Occupation/title: Office worker Age: 31 Place of birth: Asahikawashi Favourite food: Pasta Favourite drink: Tea Competed in:

Second: Mari Motohasji Home: Yokohama Began curling at age: 12 Delivery: Right Occupation/ title: Student Age: 23 Marital status: Single Favourite food: BBQ Favourite Koto mi Is drink: hizak i (left Coffee ) and Mari Tattooed? No Moto hash Ten ends or eight? Eight ends. i.

Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

Tiebreakers.

Lead: Extra ends or no extra ends? No extra ends Kotomi Ishizaki Competed in: 04, 05, 07, 08 Worlds, 02 World Juniors, 06, 10 Home: Aomori Olympics Began curling at age: 19 Delivery: Right.

Fifth: Mayo Yamaura Home: Aomori Began curling at age: 11 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Office worker Employer: To-o Nippo Press Age: 25 Place of birth: Miyota Town Marital status: Single Favourite food: Udon Favourite drink: Earl Grey tea Tattooed? No Ten ends or eight?

Eight ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers? Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends? Extra ends Competed in: 07, 08 Worlds, 10 Olympics

Coach: Shinya Abe

00, 03, 04, 08 Worlds, 02, 10 Olympics

Home: Aomori Occupation/title: Curling coach Employer: Japan Curling Association Date of birth: Jan. 6, 1980 Place of birth: Hokkaido Coached: 06, 10 Olympics, 07, 08 Worlds

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Germany Skip: Andrea Schoepp

Home: Garmisch Partenkirchen Began curling at age: 9 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Teaching, tutoring math/physics Employer: Self employed Age: 45 Place of birth: Garmisch Partenkirchen Marital status: Single Spouse/Partner: Dr. Jurgen Schartmann Favourite food: Cookies Favourite drink: Prosecco Celebrity dream man: Erol Sander Most annoying celebrity: Jan Ulrich All-time favourite movie: No time for movies Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: A bicycle Ten ends or eight? Eight ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends.

Competed in: 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09 Worlds, 88, 92, 98, 10 Olympics.

Third: Melanie Robillard Home: Brussells Began curling at age: 7 Delivery: Right Occupation: Receptionist

Employer: Physical Center Age: 27 Place of birth: Sussex, N.B., Canada Marital status: In a relationship Spouse/Partner: Antonio De Mollinedo Favourite food: Pizza Favourite drink: Diet Coke Most annoying celebrity: Heidi Montag All-time favourite movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Last movie she loved: Brothers Tattooed?

Nope.

Never leaves home without: Lip balm Ten ends or eight? 10 ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: 08, 09 Worlds, 10 Olympics

Garmisch-Partenkirchen crew a mix of experience and youth Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Executive secretary Age: 45 Place of birth: Garmisch Partenkirchen Marital status: Single Favourite

eiss. lla H e t S nd ft) a food: d (le r a l l i b Steak, fish, vego R e elani etables M Second: Favourite drink: Sparkling wine Monika Wagner Celebrity dream man: Sir Peter Ustinov Home: Garmisch Partenkirchen All-time favourite movie: Gone Began curling at age: 14 With The Wind

Never leaves home without: Keys Competed in: 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 95, 96, 97, 06, 07, 08, 09 Worlds, 88, 92, 98, 10 Olympics.

Lead: Stella Weiss Home: Garmisch Partenkirchen Began curling at age: 17 Delivery: Right.

Occupation/title: Student Age: 17 Place of birth: Cologne Marital status: Single Spouse/Partner: Louis Favourite food: Chocolate Favourite drink: Orange juice Celebrity dream man: Johnny Depp, Robbie Williams All-time favourite movie: 27 Dresses Last movie she hated: Harry Potter Tattooed?

Never leaves home without: Keys Ten ends or eight?

10 ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers?

No tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends? No extra ends Competed in: 09 Worlds, 10 Olympics

Fifth: Corinna Scholz Home: Ried Bembeuren Began curling at age: 11 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Industrial business management assistant Employer: Kaserebellen Age: 20 Place of birth: Schongau Marital status: Single Spouse/Partner: Harry Favourite food: Watermelon Favourite drink: Juice Celebrity dream man: Gerard Butler All-time favourite movie: Titanic Last movie she loved: Wo Ist Fred Last movie she hated: Lord of the Rings Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Car Ten ends or eight? 10 ends Tiebreakers or no tiebreakers: Tiebreakers Extra ends or no extra ends?

Extra ends Competed in: 10 World Juniors, 10 Olympics

Coach: Ranier Schoepp Home: Garmisch Partenkirchen Occupation/title: Financial Employer: Self Date of birth: March 14, 1958 Place of birth: Garmisch Partenkirchen Coached: 25 years.

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Draw 10 Results

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T Denmark 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 USA* 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 %age Lead Second Third Skip Team Denmark 91 75 71 80 79 USA 94 80 66 87 82

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T Scotland* 0 2 1 1 4 2 x x x x 10 Latvia 1 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x 1 %age Lead Second Third Skip Team Scotland 90 83/25 81 81 81 Latvia 73 79 65 50 67

Germany 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 Russia* 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 %age Lead Second Third Skip Team Germany 90 81 89 84 86 Russia 98 78 86 89 88

Standings

(through Tuesday’s draws) W L Team 7 0 Denmark 6 1 China 5 2 Norway 4 3 Switzerland 4 3 Latvia 4 3 Japan

Team Canada Scotland U.S.A. Sweden Russia Germany TODAY

W 3 3 2 2 1 1

Draw Schedule

DRAW 12 8:30 a.m. Japan vs. Canada; Russia vs. Norway; Latvia vs. Sweden; U.S.A. vs. Switzerland.

DRAW 13 1:30 p.m. Switzerland vs. Scotland; Sweden vs. Denmark; Norway vs.

China; Canada vs. Germany.

DRAW 14 7:30 p.m. China vs. Russia; Germany vs. Japan; Scotland vs.

U.S.A.; Denmark vs. Latvia.

THURSDAY

DRAW 15 8:30 a.m. U.S.A. vs. Sweden; Latvia vs. Switzerland; Russia vs.

Canada; Japan vs. Norway.

DRAW 16 1:30 p.m. Germany vs. Latvia; China vs. U.S.A.; Denmark vs.

Japan; Scotland vs. Russia.

DRAW 17 7:30 p.m. Norway vs. Denmark; Canada vs. Scotland; Switzerland vs. Germany; Sweden vs. China.

L 4 4 5 5 6 6

China Japan* %age China Japan

FRIDAY

8:30 a.m. Tiebreaker (if one required).

1:30 p.m. Tiebreakers (if two required).

8 p.m. Page One-Two playoff (or Page Three-Four playoff) and Tiebreakers (if three required).

SATURDAY

12 noon. Page Three-Four playoff (or Page One-Two playoff).

5 p.m. Championship semi-final.

SUNDAY

Draw 9 Results

Switzerland China* %age Switzerland China

1 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Lead Second 94 86 84 90

5 6 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 Third 79 86

8 9 10 T 0 2 0 5 1 0 1 6 Skip Team 81 85 76 84

8 9 10 T 0 3 x 11 2 0 x 6 Skip Team 69 78 39 66

Latvia Norway* %age Latvia Norway

1 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 Lead Second 80 67 81 80

5 6 7 0 1 0 2 0 1 Third 81 75

8 9 10 T 0 x x 2 4 x x 11 Skip Team 47 69 97 83

USA* Canada %age USA Canada

1 2 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 Lead Second 79 75 98 100

5 6 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 Third 64 95

8 9 10 T 0 0 x 4 0 1 x 6 Skip Team 75 73 93 96

Japan Switzerland* %age Japan Switzerland

1 2 3 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 Lead Second 76 68 83 61

5 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 Third 59 81

8 9 10 T 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 7 Skip Team 64 67 75 75

Russia Sweden* %age Russia Sweden

1 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 Lead Second 91 56/88 73 91

5 6 7 1 0 1 0 4 0 Third 75 86

8 9 10 T x x x 3 x x x 10 Skip Team 64 77 88 84

* —started game with the hammer

1 2 3 4 Canada* 2 0 1 0 Denmark 0 0 0 1 %age Lead Second Canada 94 90 Denmark 89 89

1 2 3 4 Norway 0 0 0 0 Scotland* 0 2 1 1 %age Lead Second Norway 90 82 Scotland 81 92

5 6 7 1 3 2 0 0 0 Third 78 64

Draw 11 Results

10 a.m. Bronze-medal match.

3 p.m. Gold-medal championship final.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T Sweden 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x x 2 Germany* 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 x x 9 %age Lead Second Third Skip Team Sweden 78 75 78 57 72 Germany 86 89 84 70 82

1 2 3 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 Lead Second 92 72 86 75

5 6 7 1 0 2 0 3 0 Third 88 86

8 9 10 T 0 2 1 9 2 0 0 6 Skip Team 85 89 78 85

5 6 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 Third 76 93

8 9 10 T 1 x x 3 0 1 x 7 Skip Team 71 80 89 89

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Pants: Pattern a ‘surprise’ Githmark’s Norwegians let the golfwear company that supplies the pants surprise them with the choice of pattern.

Skip Linn Githmark said her vice-skip Henriette Lovar was “laughing her brains out” when the team opened the package from the aptly named Loudmouth company upon arrival in Swift Current.

The Norwegian curlers also are equipped with more conservative pants from a curling sponsor to go with their white shirts, but Githmark, Lovar, Ingrid Stensrud, Kristin Skaslien and Kristin Tosse Lovseth wear the multicoloured pants with their red tops.

One of the pairs came in a men’s extra-large and were taken to a local tailor.

“They just sent us whatever they had -- what they thought would match,” the 27-year-old Githmark, an international affairs and language student, told Donna Spencer of Canadian Press.

“I like the colours. They’re man’s pants, you can see that.

It’s kind of big, but it’s very, very comfortable.”

Norway’s curling teams at the Vancouver Paralympics showed up wearing teal green, blue, black and white plaid pants, also supplied by Loudmouth.

“I normally wear kind of flashy clothes, stockings whatever,” Githmark said. “I never dress in pitch black.

“In Europe, curling is seen as kind of dull. Like, you like books if you play curling. When you do something that creates attention in life (with) colours, (you) have fun.”

The pants are made from a blend of 97 per cent cotton and three per cent spandex. Loudmouth Golf calls the concoction summer poplin.

The plaid and patchwork pants are 100 per cent cotton.

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You may want them to shrink to fit. If so, warm tumble dry. They will shrink about a half-inch in the waist and up to one inch in length.

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